Mawlawi Erfanullah Erfan was a member of the parliamentary commission on countering narcotics, intoxicating beverages and moral corruption. He hails from Farza and has no affiliation to a particular party, but is a conservative and member of the Committee on the Fight against Drugs and Moral Corruption. In this capacity he has supported moves to ban public dancing, the consumption of alcohol, and Indian soap operas from being broadcast on private TV networks, which he criticised as “foreign to the Afghan mentality and culture”.

He worked as Islamic studies professor in Kabul medical university and as a teacher at Ghazali School in Pahiwor.

Erfan is a religious conservative and has been outspoken in Wolesi Jirga in supporting bans on public dancing, the consumption of alcohol and Indian soap operas.

Commission (2012): Transport, Telecommunications, Urban and Housing Affairs, Water and Power Supply and Municipal Affairs.

Irfanullah Irfan was elected as deputy secretary of the Wolesi Jirga. (20130310)